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July 31, 2008

Sorry, Sammy

I had no idea so many of you felt so strongly about Wal-Mart, I mean, I knew she did, but sometimes I think she's a little crazy, so I thought it was just her, but maybe she's not so crazy after all? (no, this not mean I'll go to an election rally with you, sister. At least not anytime soon.)

I feel empowered to leave the Wal-Marts behind, I'm excited to walk into the bright, clean store with FRESH FRUIT and HEALTHY MEAT and good customer service, all thanks to you.

And Designher Momma also mentioned a movie about Wal-Mart and then my sister told me about it and now I am dying to see it. With Brian, so that way he can support my breaking up with the Wal-Marts.

Because he and I just spoke on the phone moments ago and he is going out with friends after work and he was like "do you want me to stop at Wal-Mart on the way home?" and I was like "yeah, that would be great." And then I planned to send him a list of bananas and apples and grapes, bread and car seats. But a few minutes after getting off of the phone I was like "oh...wait. The break-up. Right."

But I still haven't called him to cancel the trip because it's soooooooooo hhhaaaaarrrrrddddddddddddd.

Oh and while I was on the phone with my sister, she also told me how annoying I am that I haven't posted pictures of my house on my blog, yet, and she's my sister and has seen my house in real life. So, I guess I better post pictures . Tonight.

Just you wait, before you know it you'll be contributing to the National Democratic Party, going to pro-choice rallies, and signing petitions to overturn the Texas Education Agency's pro-creationism science curriculum.

Hi Beth,
I live in the same small town as you do and I just wanted to warn you about the "bright" clean grocery store. The other day my kids were going to the beach with some friends and I was running late so I ran to Jewel to get a watermelon for them to take with me. I quickly paid and put the watermelon on the front seat of the car and got the kids in the back. I live right accross the street from Jewel and in my 1 min. ride home the watermelon exploded not a little a lot all over me and the front seat of my car. Still running late I decide to just cut the watermelon and send it with my kids. I get everyone in and start to cut it and it smells like death. I put it in a bag get everyone back in the car go back to Jewel and the lady tells me to get another one. I go over and all of the watermelons are hissing and breaking open. I decide just to get my money back and the lady tells me she is done with watermelon for the season because she went to Wiseway and cut open her watermelon (she didn't notice the small hole in the bottom) and there was a dead mouse in her watermelon. I don't think it is just Walmart.

I'm just commenting to say YUCK to Lucy's comment. That seriously made me want to throw-up. I think maybe I'm just going to stick with my little back yard garden and the Farmer's market, at least until winter comes and I have to figure out another solution......

I was going to say that you should definitely check out the European Market, if you're up for it, on Saturday mornings or I can get you the name of some organic places that deliver. Otherwise, I guess we must beware of fruit!

You know how I feel about Walmart. I hate it, but don't have a choice sometimes unless I know in advance I need a big item (i.e. carseat, stroller, etc.) and can order it online or get it when I'm in Houston or Austin, or order it online.

So you know, if you break up with Walmart, that means you have to break up with walmart.com to, sista. Uh-huh. It does. SMFD!!!

My husband calls Wal-Mart the evil empire :-) Unfortunately, like many others in small towns, it's the only (except for Dollar General) game in town. Interestingly enough, we have one of the few that aren't a Super Center but I think it's because the woman who owns 51% of Associated Grocers lives here!

I use to be a Wally World junkie, I mean two or three times a week until I moved to a place that WW was not just down the road and I started playing the Grocery game which is basically using your coupons and sale ads to get the best prices on things. I quit going to wally world, I stopped buying stuff I really didn't "NEED" at that moment and I started stockpiling stuff that we do use regularly with very little money because of Grocery Game (google it) and I get a lot more stuff for about 1/3 to 1/2 of what I was spending at Wally World aka Evil Empire (my DH calls it that too Christie! LOL) so now I only go if they have something no one else carries and I absolutely cannot find it between the groceries, CVS, Target, Amazon online or Kohls (for clothes) which is about once every 5 or maybe 6 months and I get THAT item and I GET OUT! Seriously. I don't even go to Sam's Club anymore. We have BJ's up here, like a Sam's but more selection and they take COUPONS!!

Hang in there! You will feel better being free of the Evil Empire!! So will your wallet!! :-D

Breaking up is hard. I tried to do it with Target, but I wasn't strong enough. Truth is, our walmart has wayyyy better prices than Target and it is only 6 miles from me as opposed to target which is about 35..but target, they just have such great clothes that fit me and I like them and they're pretty and I just can't stop.